CELINA - Local officials say accidental drug overdoses are claiming more lives across the state and locally due to the increased use of the powerful synthetic narcotic fentanyl.
"The fentanyl is most definitely an issue," Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon said. "Sometimes they use heroin, but it's cut with fentanyl."
Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Ingraham agreed. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Starting strong was not a problem for Marion Local on Thursday night.
Finishing was the issue.
Defending Division IV state champion Jackson Center rallied from deficits in both the first and second sets to win 25-17 and 25-21, and then dominated the third set 25-12 to defeat the Flyers in their season-opening match at the Hangar. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week gave an earful to a representative of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Avon, when the liaison asked the all-Republican board about community issues.
COLDWATER - About 50 farmers and ag industry officials on Thursday gathered at Ron and Marlene Pohl's farm on Philothea Road to learn about manure composting.
CELINA - The Mercer County-Celina City Health Department has confirmed the West Nile virus has been found in a sample of mosquitoes collected in Coldwater earlier this month.
COLDWATER - After a slow start, Coldwater got rolling against Ada and improved to 4-1 on the season with a 25-18, 25-9, 25-13 win over the Bulldogs at the Palace on Thursday night.
Parkway opened its season on Thursday and gave new head coach Jordan Henkle his first varsity coaching win with a 25-6, 25-12, 25-13 victory at Bradford.
